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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 16, 2020

ABM Industries Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware |  | 1-8929 |  | 94-1369354
(State or other jurisdiction |  | (Commission File |  | (IRS Employer
of incorporation) |  | Number) |  | Identification No.)

One Liberty Plaza, 7th Floor |  |
New York, New York |  | 10006
(Address of principal executive offices) |  | (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code | (212) 297-0200

N/A

(Former name or former address if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value | ABM | New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

| ¨ | Emerging growth company

| ¨ | If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On December 16, 2020, ABM Industries Incorporated (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing financial results related to the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended October 31, 2020. A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K, which is incorporated into this item by reference.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

As disclosed in the press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1, the Company will hold a live web cast on December 17, 2020, relating to the Company’s financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended October 31, 2020. A copy of the slides to be presented during the Company’s web cast and discussed in the conference call relating to such financial results is being furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Form 8-K.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On December 16, 2020, the Company announced that the Board of Directors of the Company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.190 per share, payable on February 1, 2021, to stockholders of record on January 7, 2021.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

| (d) | Exhibits.

| 99.1 | Press Release issued by ABM Industries Incorporated, dated December 16, 2020, announcing financial results related to the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended October 31, 2020, and the declaration of a dividend payable February 1, 2021, to stockholders of record on January 7, 2021.

| 99.2 | Slides of ABM Industries Incorporated, Fourth Quarter 2020.

| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

| ABM INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
Dated: December 16, 2020 | By: | /s/ Andrea R. Newborn
|  | Andrea R. Newborn
|  | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary